Macquarie is a leading provider of banking, financial advisory, investment and funds management services headquartered in Australia but with global operations having offices in the world’s major financial centres.

Simon Tweedle commented, “We are delighted we have been able to advise a client of such stature as Macquarie who is increasingly active in the UK real estate markets, as traditional lenders consolidate their loans.”

The deal follows on from Irwin Mitchell’s announcement last week that it was appointing two high profile banking and asset-based lending partners from Squire Sanders: Andrew Watson is to be the new head of Finance in the London office and John Bew will split his time between London and Birmingham.

This is part of Irwin Mitchell’s push to become a serious player in the financial legal marketplace.